Readers of the Book of Mormon should note here in 2 Nephi 4:15 that Nephi lets the reader know of his intention to inscribe on the small plates "many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass. From the multitude of Isaiah chapters which follow, we see some obvious examples of Nephi's intentions. Are there "many" non-obvious scriptures? The reader is referred to Volume 6, Appendix C for a listing. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]
“My Soul Delighteth In”
The phrase "my soul delighteth in" is an interesting one. That is because the only place it occurs in the whole Book of Mormon is in the writings of Nephi on the Small Plates. Moreover, Nephi uses it eleven times at various locations within his writings. The following is a summary of those verses:
2 Nephi 4:15 "my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for
the learning and the profit of my children."
2 Nephi 4:16 "my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the
things which I have seen and heard."
2 Nephi 11:2 "my soul delighteth in his [Isaiah's] words."
2 Nephi 11:4 "my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ . . ."
2 Nephi 11:5 "my soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers"
2 Nephi 11:5 "my soul delighteth in his grace, and in his justice, and power, and mercy in the great and
eternal plan of deliverance from death."
2 Nephi 11:6 "my soul delighteth in proving unto my people that save Christ should come all men must
perish.
2 Nephi 25:4 "my soul delighteth in plainness unto my people, that they may learn."
2 Nephi 25:5 "my soul delighteth in the words of Isaiah . . ."
2 Nephi 25:13 "my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning [Christ]"
2 Nephi 31:3 "my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the
children of men."
[Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes] [See the commentary on 2 Nephi 4:15]